2011 Oak Hall Certamen Latin I Semi-Final Round

Question 1

TU: Who was Rome’s first king?
B1: What king, who was born as a slave, succeeded Priscus?
B2: Tarquinius Priscus’ wife was very influential in securing the kingship for both Priscus and Servius Tullius. Name her.

Answer 1

TU: Tarquinius Priscus
B1: Servius Tullius
B2: Tanaquil

Question 2

TU: Change the verb form sum to the imperfect tense.
B1: Change eram to the future.
B2: Translate ero.

Answer 2

TU: Eram
B1: Ero
B2: I will be

Question 3

TU: Which river in the underworld was called the river of unbreakable oaths?
B1: Which river in the underworld was the river of fire?
B2: Which river in the underworld was the river of forgetfulness?

Answer 3

TU: Styx
B1: Phlegethon
B2: Lethe

Question 4

TU: What was the toga worn by boys and magistrates?
B1: What was the toga worn by candidates running for office?
B2: What was the toga worn by victorious generals?

Answer 4

TU: Toga Praetexta
B1: Toga Candida
B2: Toga Picta

Question 5

TU: What Latin phrase means “a slip of the tongue”?
B1: What Latin phrase tells us to “seize the day”?
B2: What Latin phrase means the “existing state of affairs”?

Answer 5

TU: Lapsus Linguae
B1: Carpe Diem
B2: Status Quo

Question 6

TU: Translate: Nautae ad insulas navigabant.
B1: Translate: Regina in terra bona habitabit.
B2: Translate: Ignavi pueri bene non laborabant.

Answer 6

TU: The sailors were sailing to the islands.
B1: The queen will live in a good land.
B2: The lazy boys were not working well.

Question 7

TU: What year was known as the “Year of the Four Emperors”?
B1: Which of the four emperors reigned the longest?
B2: Who was the Emperor who preceded the four emperors of 69?

Answer 7

TU: 69 AD
B1: Vespasian
B2: Nero

Question 8

TU: Give the Latin and the English for the abbreviation A.D..
B1: Give the Latin and the English for the abbreviation P.S..
B2: Give the Latin and the English for the abbreviation q.v..

Answer 8

TU: Anno Domini - In the year of our Lord
B1: Post scriptum - Written afterwards
B2: Quod vide - Which see

Question 9

TU: From what Latin noun, with what meaning, do we derive “annual”?
B1: What derivative of annus means “occuring throughout the years”?
B2: How many years span a centennial?

Answer 9

TU: Annus - Year
B1: Perennial
B2: 100

Question 10

TU: What two Olympians competed for the patronage of Athens?
B1: What gift did Athena present to the people of Athens?
B2: What did Poseidon offer Athens?

Answer 10

TU: Athena & Poseidon
B1: The olive
B2: (A) salt water (spring)

Question 11

TU: Give the dictionary entry for the Latin noun meaning “war”?
B1: …for the Latin noun meaning “sky” or “heaven”.
B2: …for the Latin noun meaning “town”.

Answer 11

TU: Bellum, belli, n. - war
B1: Caelum, caeli, n. - sky
B2: Oppidum, oppidi, n. - town

Question 12

TU: Who was the first of the Five Good Emperors?
B1: Give the dates of Nerva’s reign.
B2: What emperor, who ruled from 98-117 A.D., followed Nerva?

Answer 12

TU: Nerva
B1: 96-98 A.D.
B2: Trajan

Question 13

TU: What chief executives during the Republic were elected every year?
B1: How many Consuls were elected annually?
B2: What officer could replace the Consuls in times of public danger?

Answer 13

TU: Consuls
B1: Two
B2: Dictator

Question 14

TU: What name is given to the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne?
B1: What is the meaning of “Mnemosyne”?
B2: The Muses often accompanied what god of song?

Answer 14

TU: Muses
B1: Memory
B2: Apollo

Question 15

TU: What case in Latin is used for Direct Address?
B1: Give the vocative singular of amicus.
B2: Give the vocative singular of filius.

Answer 15

TU: Vocative
B1: Amice
B2: Fili